Tag: Ontario Court of Appeal
South Bruce Peninsula recognizes Saugeen ownership of section of beach
South Bruce Peninsula has acknowledged that the first phase of the Saugeen First Nation’s claim of a section of beach the municipality once held is now complete. On Wednesday, the town issued a statement responding to last Thursday’s announcement by the Supreme Court of Canada that it will not hear an appeal of lower-court rulings […]
Appeal denied for man convicted in fatal Richmond Row stabbing
Ontario’s highest court has rejected an appeal by a London driver convicted of stabbing a Richmond Row pedestrian to death during a road rage incident.
New trial ordered for pair convicted in 2012 fatal shooting in park
Thirteen years after Jonathan Zak was killed along a path behind a northeast London housing project, the men charged in his death are heading back to court for a retrial. The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for William McDonald, 34, and Thomas Lako, 34, both of whom were convicted after a […]
Top court allows ex-cop’s lawsuit against London women’s advocates to proceed
A last-ditch effort by two London women’s advocates to have a former police officer’s lawsuit against them thrown out has been rejected.
London man gets new trial after conviction in friend’s 19-stab slaying
New trial ordered for a London man who clamed he stabbed his friend multiple times in self-defence and was convicted of second-degree murder